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dors(o)-, dors(i)-of or pertaining to the back Latin dorsum, back dorsal, dorsocephalad: dromo-running, conduction, course Greek δρόμος (drómos) dromotropic, syndrome: duodeno-twelve Latin duodeni: duodenal atresia, duodenum: dura-hard Latin durus: dura mater: dynam(o)-force, energy, power Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
A diagnosis is the assessment that a particular medical condition is present while an indication is a reason for use. [3] The opposite of an indication is a contraindication, [4] a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment because the risks of treatment clearly outweigh the benefits.
Tabes dorsalis is a late consequence of neurosyphilis, characterized by the slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord (nerve root).
Medical classification – A medical classification is a list of standardized codes used in the process of medical coding and medical billing. Medical coding – The practice of assigning statistical codes to medical statements, such as those made during a hospital stay.
The dorsal ramus of spinal nerve, posterior ramus of spinal nerve, or posterior primary division is the posterior division of a spinal nerve.The dorsal rami provide motor innervation to the deep (a.k.a. intrinsic or true) muscles of the back, and sensory innervation to the skin of the posterior portion of the head, neck and back.
Kota Burden never expected a typical case of the flu would turn into a medical emergency. When her daughter contracted Influenza A in late January, she initially worked to manage the usual ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").